Catherine Mabee

1852 - 1939  (86 years)

• Name	Catherine Mabee
  Birth	12 Dec 1852	Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1861	West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	28, Bishop Mabee, M, 56, M, Canada, Baptist, Farmer & Miller; has Grist and Saw Mill worth $4000 29, Levina Mabee, F, 53, M, United States, Baptist 30, Abigail Mabee, F, 76, W, United States, Baptist, member of family absent residing in West Oxford, C.B. 31, Walter Mabee, M, 21, S, Canada, Baptist, member of family absent residing in Woodstock attending school 32, Martha Mabee, F, 19, S, Canada, Baptist, member of family absent residing in Woodstock attending school 33, Rachel Mabee, F, 17, S, Canada, Baptist, member of family absent residing in Woodstock attending school 34, Allace Mabee, F, 15, S, Canada, Baptist 35, Francis Mabee, M, 13, S, Canada, Baptist 36, Catherine Mabee, F, 9, S, Canada, Baptist 37, Levi Mabee, M, 28, M, Canada, Baptist, Farmer 38, Sarah Mabee, F, 27, M, Canada, Baptist 39, Miriam Mabee, F, 5, S, Canada, Baptist Two families residing in a one story frame house
  Census	1871	West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	3, Walter B. Mabee, M, 65, M, Ontario, Baptist, English, Farmer 4, Lovina Mabee, F, 63, M, US, Baptist, English 5, Abigal Mabee, F, 35, Ontario, Baptist, English 6, Catherine Mabee, F, 18 Ontario, Baptist, English
  Census	12 Jun 1880	Forester, Sanilac County, Michigan   [4]
  	Warren H. Schell,W, M, 31, , Mar, Farmer, Canada, Canada, Canada Catherine Schell, F, W, 27, Wife, , Mar, Canada, Canada, New York Warren D. Schell, W, M, 4, Son, S, California, Canada, Canada Orland E. Schell, W, M 11/12, 1 Jul, S, Michigan, Canada, Canada
  Witness-Obituary	20 Oct 1886	Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	The remains of Mrs. Mabee, the wife of the late Bishop Mabee, who was for many years the Reeve of W.O., was brought from Michigan to be laid by the side of her husband, in the Ingersoll cemetery. The funeral took place on Saturday at the residence of W. Gould, from where a large cortege, proceeded to the place of burial. The age of the late Mrs. W.B. Mabee of Richmondville, Sanilac Co., Mich., who died on the 13th inst., was 78 years 4 months and * days. Deceased was born in New York State, lived in West Oxford for 53 years. but had been living with her daughter for the past seven months in Michigan., where her death occurred. Her remains were interred in Ingersoll Cemetery. She leaves behind her nine children, three sons and six daughters as follows: Mrs. Stewart Canfield Beachville; Mrs. W.R. Gould Beachville, Mr. Levi Mabee Winnipeg, Mr. W. Mabee West Oxford, Mrs. Wm. Poole Kansas, Mrs. J. H. Hayes Dakota, Mrs. W. Birdsall Canboro, Francis Mabee Dakota and Mrs. Warren Schell Michigan
  Residence	Between 1901 and 1911	Blandford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Census	12 Apr 1901	Blandford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Warren Shell. Male, White, Head, Married, Mar 29 1843, 52 born in Ontario, German origin, Canadian, Baptist, Farmer Catherine Shell, Female, White, Wife, Married, Dec 12, 1852, 48 born in Ontario, Holland origin, Canadian, Baptist DeLloyd W Shell. Male, White, Son, Single, Nov 17, 1875, 25, born in USA, arrived 1885, German origin, Canadian, Baptist, Son-Farm
  Witness-Death	7 Jun 1926	Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Death	26 Feb 1939	Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Michigan   [1]
  Obituary	27 Feb 1939	Battle Creek, Michigan   [9]
  	Catharine Mabee Schell, 86, the widow of Warren Schell and a survivor of the Sanilac county forest fire of 1881 which killed hundreds of persons, died at 11 pm Sunday in the home of a son, DeLoyd Schell of Pennfield township. She had been seriously ill since last Wednesday, when she fractured her right hip in a fall at the home . She had resided with her son for more than 20 years. Mrs Schell and her parents escaped death in the fire by lying in a clover field and wrapping wet clothing around their faces to protect them from the smoke. Their home and all their possessions were destroyed. Some estimates put the death toll at 500. [Note- in 1881 Catherine's parents were living in Oxford County, Ontario, and Catherine was married to Warren Schell and two son's in 1881 - that may have been the family - jdm] Born Dec 12, 1852 in Ingersoll, Ont. She moved to Sanilac county with her parents, Walter and Lavine (Jaynes) Mabee when a young girl. Her husband died 12 years ago. Surviving besides the son at whose home she died is another son Orland Schell of Georgia and two grandsons Rolan Schell of Detroit and Francis Schell of Pennfield township. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in the Shaw funeral home with the Rev Arthur L Ellsworth in charge.
  Reference Number	3072
  Burial	Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield, Calhoun County, Michigan   [10]
  	Shell; Catherine M; 1852-1939; Warren H; 1848-1926
  Person ID	I3050	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter Bishop Mabee,   b. 9 Nov 1805, Charlotteville, Walsingham Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Apr 1882, West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lovina Janes,   b. 5 Jun 1808, New York d. 13 Oct 1886, Richmondville, Sanilac County, Michigan (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Nov 1836	London District, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Marriage: Walter B. Mabee and Lovenah Jones, of Oxford, Banns. Witnesses: Samuel Mabee and Oliver I. Mabee. Reverend Mabee, Baptist church.
  Family ID	F622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Warren H. Schell,   b. 26 Nov 1848, West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jun 1926, Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1873	West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  	Warren Schell, 25, a farmer of West Oxford, born in West Oxford to Solomon and Artemisia Schell married Catharine Mabee, 20, of West Oxford, born in West Oxford to Walter Bishop Mabee and Lovina Mabee by C, G, Schell on 9 Dec 1873 at the home of the bride's father in West Oxford. Witnesses were Andrew Capin of Embro and Francis Mabee of West Oxford
  Children	1. DeLloyd Warren Schell,   b. 17 Nov 1875, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California d. 22 Nov 1959, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Orland Eugene Schell,   b. 12 Jul 1879, Forester, Sanilac County, Michigan d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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